In Episode 22 I talk with Kate Mc Cormick about the birth of her first daughter Freya. Kate was 19 when she gave birth to Freya and takes us through their journey to pregnancy, finding out they had Marginal Cord Insertion while pregnant and then being induced at 38.5 weeks. Kate had a long induction process, which ended up in an Emergency C-Section, Kate had to be put to sleep as the epidural wore off / wasn't working before the C-Section which was a traumatic experience for Kate and her Husband...
Jan 28, 2019•44 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In Episode 21 I talk with Christian Newman about the birth and after birth of their lovely baby boy Frankie (Francis). Christian takes us through the journey himself and Mark (his partner) went through to find a surrogate, the process for surrogacy and fertility, the birth of Frankie and also the adoption process in New Zealand, life with a Newborn and the big question - do they want more kids? Christian and Mark share their lives on Instagram through @lovefromyourdads with informative content a...
Jan 20, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In Episode 20 I speak with Bridget about the births of her 3 boys Nixon, Noah and Sonny. All boys were born Vaginally but have 3 quite different stories. During Nixons birth Bridget was induced but Nixons head was stuck which made for difficultly bringing him into the world. After he was born Bridget had a lot of bleeding so she was rushed away to find the cause, which was never really discovered. Nixon had a tongue tie that was missed and their breastfeeding journey was a difficult one. The bir...
Jan 16, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In Episode 19 I speak with Joi about the birth of her Identical Twin Boys Jaxon and Byron. Jaxon and Byron were born at 28 weeks and 2 days via elective C-Section and Joi had been under close observation by the Fetal Med team at Auckland hospital for the better part of her pregnancy due to suspected growth restriction and possible Twin-to-Twin-Transfusion Syndrome. During the last scan it was discovered Jaxon had a problem with his heart, so a C-Section was scheduled in order for Jaxon to receiv...
Jan 13, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In Episode 18 I speak with Laura about the birth of her baby boy Cohen who is 1 year old. Laura is currently pregnant and due with her second baby end of January in which she is planning to have another Home Birth. Before falling pregnant with Cohen, Laura had 2 Miscarriages which made her anxious for the entirity of her pregnancy. Her Midwife supported her through the anxiety and they made the decision together to try and birth at Home. Laura was 10 days overdue when she went into labour, the l...
Jan 09, 2019•16 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In Episode 17 I talk with Renee about the birth of baby Emmie. Renee takes us through her quick journey to pregnancy after deciding to start "not not trying", antenatal anxiety and depression, her preconceptions about the birth she wanted and the very positive birth she ended up having. Renee gave birth to Emmie in a birthing pool with no drugs and recovered well. When Emmie was born Renee talks about how her Anxiety / Depression lifted and she felt like a different person again. She also takes ...
Jan 06, 2019•27 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In Episode 16 I talk with Mo Mc Reynolds about the birth of her Baby Boy, Brixton. Brixton was born at 38 weeks after Mo had been dancing all night earlier in the week at an Adele Concert and had just finished up work. Mo discusses the difficulty she had with the stand in Midwife, who told her she could push without checking her dilation only to find out Mo was only 8cm after 4 hours of exhausting pushing. After being transferred from the Birth Centre to Hospital, Mo was 10cm dilated and very so...
Dec 30, 2018•45 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In Episode 15 I talk with Tessa Murray about the 2 Homebirths of her daughters Waitohi and Hapahapai. Tessa takes us through her decision to birth at home, her quick labours, using a Tens Machine for her Second Birth and also the Maori Tikanga that surrounding her birth and after birth. Tessa speaks so positively of Homebirth and her experiences are lovely to hear. I hope you enjoy the episode! If you'd like to check out Tessa and the girls on Instagram you can do so @kiwimamaproductreviews Than...
Dec 23, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In Episode 14 I talk with Freya Adams about the birth of her Fraternal Twin Girls Aubrey and Frankie. Freya discusses the surprise of finding out they were pregnant, and then with twins, her uncomplicated pregnancy and induction at 38 weeks. Freyas labour progressed after induction, eventually Freya decided on an epidural and was quickly 10cm following that. Both girls were born Vaginally, with a small tear requiring a few stitches afterwards. Twin 2 spent a short time in the NICU as she had wat...
Dec 19, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In Episode 13 I speak with Jasmine about her 2 births with Alexa and Lincoln. Jasmine fell unexpectedly pregnant at 16 with Alexa while living at home with her family. Jasmine takes us through her long labour and experience feeling isolated and not listened to by the staff at the Hospital as she was young. Her first birth ended in an episiotomy and extreme PTSD after Alexas birth. Jasmine suffered from Post Natal Depression and Anxiety, which continued into diagnosed Depression later on. This th...
Dec 16, 2018•40 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In Episode 12 I talk with Hannah McLean about her Vaginal Birth with her baby girl Winter. Hannah takes us through her experience with wanting to birth at a birthing centre, ending up in hospital, having her waters broken and the ventouse method to assist in getting Winter out. Hannah then takes us through her post-partum journey including breastfeeding, using nipple shields and her anxiety levels which significantly increased after Winter was born. I hope you enjoy this episode, if you'd like t...
Dec 12, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In episode 11 of Kiwi Birth Tales I speak with Jenny Chapman. Jenny has had 5 births, all daughters where she has given birth 4 times in the hospital and once at home (decided at 40 weeks). Jenny talks about the loss of her second daughter Tara in 2014, sadly Tara passed away with Cancer. When Jenny fell pregnant after Tara passed she was worried about the grief of that loss coming through during her birth experience, but with the help of hypnobirthing and therapy Jenny was able to have a lovely...
Dec 09, 2018•32 min•Season 1Ep. 10
In Episode 10 of Kiwi Birth Tales I speak with Jess Lowry. Jess has two beautiful little girls, Bowie & Nova. Jess's first birth with Bowie was a long labour, going to 42 weeks meant Jess was told she needed an induction. The doctors broke Jess's waters and found meconium, she was experiencing slow dilation through out the labour and eventually needed an emergency C-Section. Bowie was born a big 10 pounds but a darling little girl. In her second birth Jess really wanted a VBAC which she was ...
Dec 05, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In Episode 9 I talk with Anna Reeve about her journey to pregnancy with 'The Nuggets' as they are well known. Anna and Jay had trouble getting pregnant with the boys, with IVF treatments being unsuccessful they moved to ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection), with implantation of one embryo, which then split into two. Anna had extreme Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) through out her pregnancy and was a lower weight when giving birth to the boys than she was before falling pregnant. She went into ear...
Dec 02, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 9
In Episode 8 of Kiwi Birth Tales I speak with Emma about her two Vaginal births with Rylan and Cian. Emma discusses her 1st birth in the hospital where she feels as though she lost control resulting in an epidural, eventually she was able to reach down and assist in pulling Rylan out. In her 2nd birth Emma was determined to birth in the birthing centre, drug free if possible. Emmas pregnancy was initially triplets, which meant she would need to birth in the hospital, but after losing 2 of the ba...
Nov 25, 2018•47 min•Season 1Ep. 8
In Episode 7 we hear from Moira who gave birth to baby Niamh Vaginally. Moira takes us through her long labour to vaginal birth with vaginal tearing, she also talks about her experience with Placenta Encapsulation and how this may have helped her post birth. Thanks for listening! @Kiwibirthtales @Yourbirthproject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 18, 2018•23 min•Season 1Ep. 7
In Episode 6 you will hear from Ngawai Baker, Ngawai has a beautiful baby girl Aria. Aria was born Vaginally but after a long labour it was discovered she was stuck face up and needed an episiotomy and ventouse extraction to assist in getting her out. Ngawai talks about her experiences with isolation after giving birth and her experiences with breastfeeding. I hope you enjoy todays episode. Thanks for listening! @Kiwibirthtales @Yourbirthproject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Nov 14, 2018•22 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In Episode 5 I talk with Heidi Rawstorn, she takes us through her 3 births in Hospital and a Birthing Centre. Heidi used a Tens Machine for pain relief and has 3 positive birth experiences that I know you will enjoy hearing about. Thanks for listening! @Kiwibirthtales @Yourbirthproject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode Alannah takes us through her two Vaginal births, one in the bath and one standing (both in Hospital). Alannah has a foreign antibody in her blood which meant she needed to be monitored, more so in her second pregnancy. After both births Alannah suffered from Mastitis which ended up being a contributing factor in suffering from post baby blues and struggling to bond with her second baby. Alannah does an amazing job discussing both her births, her struggles with breastfeeding and c...
Nov 03, 2018•36 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this bonus episode of Kiwi Birth Tales you will hear from Arie. Arie is Dad to Ruby and George, Husband to Tash who you heard from earlier in the week. Arie talks us through the births of his two beautiful children from his perspective and offers some advice to other dads that he has learnt from his experiences so far. Arie does a great job of detailing both births and their differences, while reminding us how it feels for Dads going through pregnancy and birth with their partner. I hope you ...
Oct 30, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales Alice discusses the birth story of little Thomas. Alice was very keen to have as much of a natural birth as possible, with little to no interference. When Alices waters broke she noticed meconium and went immediately to hospital. Alice also discusses her experience with pain relief and hypnobirthing techniques. Head to @Kiwibirthtales on Instagram or www.kiwibirthtales.com to see pictures of Alice and Thomas. Thanks for listening! @Kiwibirthtales @Yourbirthpro...
Oct 27, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 1
In this episode of Kiwi Birth Tales, Tash discusses her two birth stories that are very different from one another. Tash has a serious complication in her first birth with Ruby, which is life threatening. She then goes on to give birth to George in an environment where she felt she was in control, which is a beautiful contrast. Head to @Kiwibirthtales on Instagram or www.kiwibirthtales.com to see pictures of Tash, Ruby and George. Thanks for listening! @Kiwibirthtales @Yourbirthproject Hosted on...
Oct 27, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 2
